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We Know More About Mars Than Our Own Ocean

Only 25% of our ocean floor is mapped at high resolution while Mars is 100% charted. Why does the deep sea remain Earth's greatest frontier?

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The Alien World Below

NASA has photographed every square kilometer of Mars in high resolution. We've mapped less than a quarter of Earth's ocean floor with the same fidelity. The alien world is be

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